HPE Nimble Storage CS5000 Hybrid Dual Controller

The HPE Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash Arrays are like having two flash arrays in one. The array is truly adaptive – designed for both primary and secondary flash workloads. It is a hybrid flash array for mixed, primary workloads where cost-efficient flash performance is important. It can also serve as a secondary flash array for backup and disaster recover (DR) while allowing you to put your backup data to work.

 

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HPE Nimble Storage CS5000 Hybrid Dual Controller

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HPE Nimble Storage CS5000 Hybrid Dual Controller Features

What's new

  • Inline variable block deduplication and compression for increased data reduction arrays.
  • Performance up to 65% or more faster than previous HPE Nimble Storage Adaptive.
  • Up to 200% or more price-performance improvement than previous HPE Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash arrays.
  • Secondary flash storage functionality for backup and disaster recovery (DR) workloads.

Predictive Analytics

  • Automatically predicts and resolves 86% of problems before you even know there is an issue.
  • The HPE Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash Arrays automatically predicts and resolves 86% of problems before you even know there is an issue.
  • Transforms the support experience through predictive automation and Level 3- only support.
  • Sees across the infrastructure stack and resolves problems beyond storage.
  • Holistic view across the infrastructure stack and resolves problems beyond just storage.
  • Simplifies planning with prescriptive forecasts into capacity, performance, and bandwidth needs.
  • Simplifies planning with prescriptive forecasts into capacity, performance, and bandwidth requirements.
  • Makes infrastructure smarter and more reliable by learning from the installed base.

Radical Simplicity

  • Simple deployment. Simple configuration. Simple management.
  • HPE Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash Arrays are simple to deploy configure and manage.
  • Deploy flash anywhere, on-prem, or in the public cloud through common data services across the HPE Nimble Storage family.
  • Deploy flash on-premise, or in the public cloud through common data services across the HPE Nimble Storage family.
  • Seamlessly migrate data between all-flash, hybrid-flash, and multi-cloud storage.
  • Seamlessly migrate data between all-flash, hybrid-flash, and multi-cloud storage.
  • The Timeless Storage guarantee is your assurance of business value. No worries today. No worries tomorrow.
  • Our timeless storage is your assurance of business value, no worries today, no worries tomorrow.
  • Radically easy to integrate with many ecosystems. Deep integration with VMware and Veeam.
  • Radically easy to integrate with many ecosystems and has deep integration with VMware®, Microsoft® applications, Oracle®, Veeam, and others.

Flash Performance for Mixed and Mainstream Workloads

  • Speed and efficiency for mixed workloads with sub-millisecond response and greater efficiency than other hybrid arrays.
  • HPE Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash Arrays have speed and efficiency for mixed workloads with sub-millisecond response and greater efficiency than other hybrid arrays.
  • Write to cost-optimized disk at flash speeds through write serialization.
  • Dynamic flash caching accelerates reads even as workloads change in real time.
  • Assign and change the service level of any volume at the click of a button ("Auto Flash", "All Flash", or "Minimal Flash"). Assigns and changes the service level of any volume at the click of a button ("Auto Flash", "All Flash", or "Minimal Flash").
  • Always-on data reduction delivers up to 5X space savings without a performance penalty. [4]

Put Your Backup Data to Work

  • 99.9999% (six-nines) guaranteed availability.
  • HPE Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash Arrays have secondary storage that does real work: flash performance lets you use your backup data for development/test, QA, analytics, and more.
  • Triple+ Parity RAID tolerates 3 simultaneous drive failures plus additional protection through intra-drive parity.
  • Reduces the need for full backups since native application-consistent snapshots and replication plus integration with leading backup software. Speeds synthetic full backups from hours to minutes.
  • App-granular, FIPS-certified encryption provides over-the-wire protection. Secure data shredding is built-in.
  • 99.9999% (six-nines) guaranteed availability. Triple+ Parity RAID tolerates 3 simultaneous drive failures plus additional protection through intra-drive parity.
  • Built-in application-consistent snapshots and replication. Integration with leading backup software.
  • Application-granular, FIPS-certified encryption provides secure over-the-wire protection. Enhanced data shredding is built-in.
  • Built-in application-consistent snapshots and replication. Integration with leading backup software. Deep integration with Veeam availability software.

HPE Nimble Storage CS5000 Hybrid Dual Controller Technical Specifications

Feature Specification
Product Number (SKU) Q8B31A
Capacity
  • HPE Nimble Storage CS-Series Adaptive Flash Arrays (capacity per array, with expansion): Up to 1,470 TB Raw.
  • Up to 1,185 TB Usable.
  • Up to 2,371 TB Effective (assuming two to one data reduction ratio).
Drive description LFF SAS HDDs: 1/2/4/6/10 TB drive capacities supported, depending on model.
Enclosures (6) Maximum, Expansion Shelves supported
Maximum drives per enclosure (21) HDDs and Flash Cache per CS-Series base array or CS-Series Expansion Shelf
Host interface
  • Onboard 1GbE/10GbE iSCSI (4) Ports and
  • Optional 1GbE iSCSI (24) Ports or 10GbE iSCSI (24) Ports or
  • 16 Gb/8 Gb Fibre Channel (24) Ports
  • Depending on configuration.
Storage controller 2
Availability features Triple+ Parity RAID for data protection Redundant storage controllers Redundant power supplies and fans
Compatible operating systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • VMware ESXi
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Ubuntu Server Edition LTS
  • Oracle Solaris
  • Oracle Linux
  • Citrix XenServer
  • IBM AIX

For the latest information on supported operating systems refer to Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge for HPE Storage Products (SPOCK): https://www.hpe.com/storage/spock

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H) 17.8 cm x 44.5 cm x 67.3 cm
Weight 48 kg
Warranty HPE Nimble Storage arrays come with the following warranties: 1 year, parts-only warranty for hardware components 90 days, software updates for defects Additionally, HPE Nimble Storage will provide phone support for replacing a defective part. Additional support coverage is required for HPE Nimble Storage arrays. NOTE: For hardware warranty claims, the defective part must be received before replacement parts are shipped.

The Nexstor Approach

For over 15 years Nexstor has architected, implemented and supported best of breed data platforms which house the critical information that powers your business. 

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APPROACH

Unlike many EMC SAN storage providers in the market, we hold major accreditations with all the major vendors, rather than cosying up to just one. This gives us the greatest possible flexibility when it comes to architecting the right solution for our customers.

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STEP

Our team of solution consultants have your back from the moment they engage, right through to support you in life. From single site environment refreshes to multi-site disaster recovery solutions, our experience and expertise can cover all scenarios.

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EXPERIENCE

Our solutions are architected with every component in the stack carefully considered. From the user level down through the network, hypervisor, server and storage layers, we ensure each element is working in harmony with the next.

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